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2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

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2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–10 (2–8 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamie McNeilly
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Johnson
  • Lyle Wolf
Home arenaReed Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Alabama 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
No. 10 Arkansas 13 4   .765 25 7   .781
LSU 11 6   .647 19 10   .655
Tennessee 10 7   .588 18 9   .667
Florida 9 7   .563 15 10   .600
Ole Miss 10 8   .556 16 12   .571
Missouri 8 8   .500 16 10   .615
Kentucky 8 9   .471 9 16   .360
Mississippi State 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Georgia 7 11   .389 14 12   .538
Auburn* 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
South Carolina 4 12   .250 6 15   .286
Texas A&M 2 8   .200 8 10   .444
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 9 16   .360
2021 SEC tournament winner
* Ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed postseason ban.

The 2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Buzz Williams, and play their home games at Reed Arena in College Station, Texas as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the SEC tournament, they were set to take on Missouri in the second round before the remainder of the SEC Tournament was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

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2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jay Jay Chandler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr Cinco Ranch High School Katy, Texas
G/F 1 Savion Flagg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Alvin High School Alvin, Texas
G 2 Hayden Hefner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Nederland High School Nederland, Texas
G 3 Quenton Jackson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr College of Central Florida Los Angeles, California
G 4 Jaxson Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Ada High School Ada, Oklahoma
F 5 Emanuel Miller 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Prolific Prep Scarborough, Ontario
F 10 Everett Vaughn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) So St. Thomas High School Bellaire, Texas
G 11 Hassan Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Queens, New York
G 13 Cashius McNeilly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) RS Fr Thornlea Secondary School Scarborough, Ontario
F 15 Jonathan Aku 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 263 lb (119 kg) So iSchool Entrepreneurial Academy Kaduna, Nigeria
G 20 Andre Gordon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Sidney High School Sidney, Ohio
G 21 Zach Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Deer Park High School Deer Park, Texas
G 24 LaDamien Bradford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Jonesboro-Hodge High School Lincoln, Nebraska
F 31 Luke McGhee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Jr Clark High School San Antonio, Texas
G 33 Jackson Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Tivy High School Kerrville, Texas
F 45 Kevin Marfo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 247 lb (112 kg) GS Quinnipiac Bergenfield, New Jersey
F Javonte Brown 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr UConn Toronto, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 2, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 29, 2020*
3:00 p.m., SECN+
New Orleans W 82–53  1–0
Reed Arena (1,114)
College Station, TX
December 2, 2020*
6:00 p.m., SECN
Tarleton State W 73–66  2–0
Reed Arena (1,316)
College Station, TX
December 6, 2020*
3:00 p.m., SECN
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 81–68  3–0
Reed Arena (838)
College Station, TX
December 12, 2020*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at TCU L 55–73  3–1
Dickies Arena (0)
Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2020*
6:00 p.m., SECN+
Southeastern Louisiana W 69–52  4–1
Reed Arena (712)
College Station, TX
December 21, 2020*
12:00 p.m., SECN
Wofford W 70–52  5–1
Reed Arena (613)
College Station, TX
SEC regular season
December 29, 2020
6:00 p.m., SECN
at LSU L 54–77  5–2
(0–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,212)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 2, 2021
7:30 p.m., SECN
Auburn W 68–66  6–2
(1–1)
Reed Arena (907)
College Station, TX
January 6, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at South Carolina L 54–78  6–3
(1–2)
Colonial Life Arena (3,160)
Columbia, SC
January 9, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 9 Tennessee L 54–68  6–4
(1–3)
Reed Arena (1,298)
College Station, TX
January 13, 2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
at Mississippi State W 56–55  7–4
(2–3)
Humphrey Coliseum (1,000)
Starkville, MS
January 16, 2021
12:00 p.m., SECN
No. 17 Missouri L 52-68  7-5
(2-4)
Reed Arena (1,548)
College Station, TX
January 20, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Vanderbilt Postponed Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 23, 2021
2:30 p.m., SECN
at Ole Miss L 50–61  7–6
(2–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895)
Oxford, MS
January 26, 2021
8:00 p.m., SECN
LSU L 66-78  7–7
(2–6)
Reed Arena (1,485)
College Station, TX
January 30, 2021*
11:00 a.m., ESPNU
at Kansas State
Big 12/SEC Challenge
W 68-61  8–7
(2–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (942)
Manhattan, KS
February 3, 2021
7:30 p.m., SECN
Vanderbilt Postponed Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
February 10, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN
Georgia Postponed Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
February 13, 2021
7:30 p.m., SECN
at Florida Postponed O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 18, 2021
2:00 p.m., SECN
No. 8 Alabama Postponed Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
February 20, 2021
7:30 p.m., SECN
No. 24 Arkansas Postponed Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
February 23, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
at Kentucky Postponed Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 27, 2021
5:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 24 Missouri Postponed Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
March 3, 2021
7:30 p.m., SECN
Mississippi State L 57–63  8–8
(2–7)
Reed Arena (901)
College Station, TX
March 6, 2021
4:00 p.m., SECN
at No. 12 Arkansas L 80-87  8–9
(2–8)
Bud Walton Arena (4,400)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC tournament
March 10, 2021
6:00 p.m., SECN
(13) vs. (12) Vanderbilt
First round
L 68–79  8–10
Bridgestone Arena (1,149)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball schedule". 12thman.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2020.